After [being mesmerized by the film shot from a streetcar along Market Street](http://www.darcynorman.net/2010/08/05/slow-organized-chaos/) in San Francisco before The Big One, here’s some footage shot shortly after the earthquake and fire that devastated the city. Via [Jason Kottke](http://kottke.org/10/10/uncovered-1906-san-francisco-earthquake-footage), who Viad [devour](http://devour.com/video/san-francisco-earthquake-fire/).
Tag: san francisco
slow, organized chaos
I could watch this video all day. The fluid, organic flow of people and machines [through the streets of San Francisco in 1905](http://www.archive.org/details/TripDown1905) – before the big fire. There’s something mesmerizing about the way everyone is able to move together. No ring roads. No interchanges. No streetlights. No bike lanes. Just a fluid, organic flow of humanity. I lost count of near-miss collisions, though…
**Update:** Looks like the video got yanked from YouTube due to copyright issues on the audio. Awesome. So, here’s the version direct from the Prelinger Archives: